| re: NEW FEATURE: "MY TWISTY HISTORY WITH 'MISS SAIGON' AND 'YELLOW FACE' " | |
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| In reply to: re: NEW FEATURE: "MY TWISTY HISTORY WITH 'MISS SAIGON' AND 'YELLOW FACE' " - JereNYC 10:41 am EST 11/15/24 | |
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| JereNYC, thanks so much for your kind comments! I've been waiting years to finally share my journey with these two shows and set the record straight. I didn't include ''Face Value,'' Hwang's first effort at a farce about racial identity in 1993, because it closed after only 8 previews. I never even got to see it. At the risk of running too long, I also left out the story of Keith Burns. It's often forgotten that Pryce wasn't the only one who used prosthetics, wigs and makeup to play Asian in the 1989 London production of ''Miss Saigon.'' Burns, a Caucasian, originated the role of Thuy, the show's Vietnamese villain. On Broadway, that role was recast with an Asian-American: Barry K. Bernal. In the wake of ''Miss Saigon's'' 25th anniversary, Burns recalled being ''very proud'' of being in the show and hoped to reprise his role on Broadway. He said: ''I was devastated [when I didn't get to], but now I look back: It was the right thing - a white guy playing an Asian seems so old-fashioned now.'' (Below is a 2016 interview with Burns, plus a photo of him as Thuy, meeting Princess Diana!) |
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| Link | Warrington Guardian: Original 'Miss Saigon' Cast Member to Be Seen by Millions on 25th Anniversary Show |
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